Welcome To Year 4

Giraffes' teacher:  Miss Lake

Zebras' teacher:  Mrs Kejriwal

Y4 teaching assistants: Mrs Vincent & Miss Fenton-Shepherd

Our topic this term:

 Shell Structures & Pneumatics

This term in DT, we will be learning that shell structures are hollow 3D shapes with a specific purpose and use such as containers, packaging, buildings or furniture. We will also learn that pneumatics are physical systems which use air to make an object move. We will be looking at how shell structures and pneumatics are used in everyday life and visiting Legoland to see them used in a real life setting then using this to experiment with different designs. Towards the end of the unit, we will be using our designs and knowledge to design a creature which pops out of a container when activated.

Homework

In year 4, we do reading and spellings as homework. We can also practise our times tables ready for the National Multiplication Check at the start of June, 2025.

Reading should be completed at least 5 times each week and recorded in diaries each time a child reads. Children can write in the book and pages read but reading diaries must be signed by an adult each time a child reads. The number of times a child has read is counted up on a MONDAY and the more they read, the more credits they will earn.

At least once a week children need to complete an online Accelerated Reader quiz in school or at home (link is at the bottom of this page) when they have finished a book to show how well they understood what was read and will retake the quiz if they aren't successful at first. Children's login details will be in the front of their homework diary. On a FRIDAY we check that all children have completed a quiz and they will be awarded credits for each quiz passed.

Children also need to regularly learn and practise their statutory spellings which are stuck in the back of their homework diary and are below. These are the words that all children in primary schools are expected to know by the end of their key stage as part of the English National Curriculum. We will choose 20 words at random from the list to test in the last week of term to track children's progress.

​Other Useful Information

• PE will take place outside (weather permitting) on a Wednesday and Thursday. On these days, please make sure children come in wearing full PE kit (trainers, plain black leggings/joggers, plain white t-shirt and red school jumper/cardigan). Earrings must be removed or taped up and hair must be tied up if it can be.
• Please ensure that all belongings (including drink bottles, lunchboxes, coats, hats, jumpers/cardigans) are clearly named so that any lost items can be identified and returned to you.

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